SG Block Index

Block 36 Cassia Cres

370036 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1980 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 95 units · 13 floors

87Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 36 Cassia Cres in Geylang scores 87.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 2.2 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 586 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 36 Cassia Cres in Singapore

Block 36 Cassia Cres, Singapore 370036

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
100
Green space
99
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
73
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
89
Seniors
89
Renters
87
Investors
66
EV Owners
85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.1min
135EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
40.1min
63MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.2min
63MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
33.4min
135EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 3 min (203 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

1m1352mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (22 m) to Blk 36
  2. Bus 135 · SBS Transit
    Blk 36Paya Lebar · 5 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 36

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3941 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)2.2 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A5.3 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 899 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Circuit Medical Clinic0 min
  • Lifecare Medical Centre0 min
  • Chin Choo Clinic1.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park8.3 min
  • Aljunied Pk13.2 min
  • Geylang East Pk14.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre1.4 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)6 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson10.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC9.2 min
  • Geylang Serai CC29.1 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC31.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library19.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 37 Circuit Road2.2 min
  • Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road3.6 min
  • Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 36 Cassia Cres
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 701811.3 min walk · 24 m
  • Stop 703811.6 min walk · 112 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 361 min walk
    63M135

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Geylang planning area
Age profile
In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
60–648%
55–597.8%
30–347.5%
45–497.4%
Household income
33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person16.6%
$20,000+11.7%
$2,000–2,9996.8%
$1,000–1,9996.7%
Dwelling mix
73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats27.8%
HDB 4 room flats24.8%
Condominiums and other apartments21.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
Household size
49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person25%
1-person24.5%
3-person19.2%
4-person14.9%
In education
Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.7%
Secondary25%
University14.6%
Polytechnic10%
Commute to work
61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.1%
MRT LRT only19%
Car17.1%
Bus16.4%

Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.01M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 36 Cassia Cres is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 6%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 36 offers an outstanding liveability score (87.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get87.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Macpherson. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 36 Cassia Cres

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$449k – S$488k
median S$468k · S$667707 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
496645794Jul '24Jul '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 36 Cassia Cres

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '263-room01 TO 0368S$488kS$667
Dec '253-room07 TO 0959S$449kS$707
May '253-room10 TO 1268S$488kS$667
Oct '243-room07 TO 0968S$455kS$622
Aug '243-room07 TO 0968S$460kS$628
Jul '243-room04 TO 0668S$460kS$628

Subzone medians — Macpherson

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$762▲ 40.6%
4 ROOMS$1046▲ 10.9%
5 ROOMS$599▲ 13.6%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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